Submitted to: Contest #295

Death of a President

Written in response to: "Set your story at a funeral for someone who might not have died."

Crime Drama Fantasy

This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse.

Melania stood at the head of the casket; her veil covered her face. President Trump's face almost seemed artificial without his signature orange glow. The coroners had no orange makeup. Elon Musk was to read the eulogy. He stood to the left of Baron Trump. Thousands stood in attendance. JD Vance had ascended to the Presidency. The VP position remained vacant while Congress deliberated on an amendment to remove the natural born clause to the Constitution and name Elon VP. He had been Donald Trump's right-hand man for nearly two years. One man stood in the crowd in the front row with an unobstructed view of the casket. His demeanor looked cold and calculating. The world was about to change. He knew the precision that went into orchestrating the death of a president. Agents were placed into every aspect of the White House, from the cleaning crew to the food service staff, even the clubhouse of the golf course. The Colt family had planned every minute detail. It had to involve an angle no one could see coming. Fentanyl can cause paralysis and sudden heart failure. Delivered in the right dose, it could be skin permeated. a small amount lightly moistened into the president's sweat rag. Each wipe of his brow took him closer to the near-fatal event. President Trump's living-will specified that he not be embalmed. Donald Colt watched from three hundred feet back as the casket was lowered into the ground. Donald Jr. tossed the first handful of dirt onto the casket. Eric the second, as each Trump family member wished their patriarch farewell. The seven guns saluted the fallen commander with three volleys, and the bugler played taps. Donald looked at his watch 1:27 November 2nd, 2026. He turned from the rope at the grave site, the closest any spectators were allowed. Donald walked down the sidewalk and got into the waiting limousine. The vehicle drove to the back entrance to Arlington. Donald Colt reemerged from the limousine wearing green coveralls and a cap. Donald climbed into the backhoe and started his trek across Arlington as the crowd began to walk away after the Military detail folded the flag and handed it to Melania. Tiffany was the last to kneel and say a prayer. Once she left, the small bulldozer pushed the dirt onto the casket, filling the hole. Donald checked his watch as his tracked backhoe struggled over the hills at Arlington among the crosses. Donald read the sign at York Drive. President Trump's directive was he be buried alongside Kennedy. The procession had cleared the grave site, and the hole was refilled when Donald arrived at the site with the headstone for President Trump. Donald checked his watch at 2:06 PM. The President's casket had been closed for 33 Minutes. Donald worked quickly, re-excavating the site, and used the bucket to brush back the last inches of dirt on the casket. Donald climbed into the grave and opened the top half of the coffin, placing three fingers on President Trump’s carotid artery, detecting a tiny pulse. Donald reached lower into the casket and pulled out the small oxygen tank, attached the hose to the mask tucked inside his coveralls, and held the mask onto President Trump’s face. Rechecking the carotid again, he felt the pulse stronger. President Trump’s eyes opened in wonderment. He exclaimed what the hell is going on? Who are you? As he looked up at Donald. President Trump realized he was in a coffin. Donald said that doesn’t matter, Mr. President. All that matters is that you are safe. Let’s get you out of here, and I’ll explain. Donald helped President Trump get out of the casket. Under the seat of the back-hoe was another set of overalls. President Trump quickly put those on above existing garments and donned the green ball cap. Donald explained how the Colt family monitored a call from Elon to Griffin through its vigilant monitoring of the telephone networks. In the call, Elon told Griffen that the president would be golfing at the Bedminster course, and the 12th hole would put him closest to the wood line. They knew this was a repeat of an earlier assassination attempt; drastic measures were needed. It had to appear that Donald had died before the 12th hole. On the 8th hole, the president collapsed from an apparent heart attack. The newspapers were all on hand. The people on the golf course tried CPR to no avail. The Ambulance was there in 4 ½ minutes. But Dr. Frank Schafer, the E.R. responding physician, declared President Trump D.O. A. at the Bedminster hospital and quickly signed the death certificate. The President sat in the golf cart while Donald refilled the hole. And set the stone. Together, they drove back to the limousine at the back gate. Donald explained to President Trump how the Colts had monitored Elon Musk's cell phone. But the question remained how Elon even knew that Donald was golfing at Bedminster that day. The vice president golfed with them, a possibility. Eric Schmitt wouldn’t have a number for Elon Musk. Donald told Melania. Did Melania call Elon? As the men climbed into the limousine, the president recognized this was not one of the Presidential limousines. Donald told the President that the Colts believed since all communications were being routed through Elon’s Starlink, his Whitehouse phone was compromised. Elon could eavesdrop on every Whitehouse call. President Trump was beginning to overcome the effects of the Fentanyl and said, “I need to get to the Whitehouse.” Donald said Mr. President, they were willing to assassinate you on the golf course, they have a grander plan. The best course of action is to stay undercover and let us find out who is involved. President Trump felt his grip on power was slipping. Donald explained to him what moves Elon Musk had made since Donald’s death. He told the president he could smuggle into Mar-A-Lago along with a cleaning crew. Mar-A-Lago staff had been placed on hold while Melania decided about his assets. Donald used his Jet AI app and booked a private flight from Ronald Reagan National Airport to Palm Beach International. A small 4-passenger Honda Jet and put the President on it. Donald returned to work after watching the President safely board the Jet. He was highly suspicious of Elon’s role in the Whitehouse. He knew the laws currently written would prevent a foreign national from ascending to the presidency. Surely, a few senators were already wealthy enough not to be swayed by even a million-dollar bribe. No, it had to be a much more elaborate plan, a crisis that would make America scream we need Elon. It couldn’t be a military crisis J.D. could handle that. Not a natural disaster, communities will rise to those occasions. What Elon needed was an invasion, an alien invasion from space. Something to unify the world against the invaders. Bypassing written laws in every country. A hero with the knowledge to defeat the aliens. Elon planned long, In Austin, Texas, the Boring company had underground facilities. The U.S. had been pouring money into Boring for 10-plus years and seen few results, but in Austin, Boring had been busy, a complete facility for manufacturing Mercury-powered centrifugal force antigravitational spacecraft. Platinum hulls, retractable landing feet. twenty-four cameras, creating a 180-degree cinematic display. No windows as points of vulnerability. Upper screen for forward, and lower for aft. Radar signal absorbent. Elon had 17 ships ready. Each ship loaded with 12 “Helios Lance" missiles hydrogen-based plasma with an explosive force of fifty sticks of TNT. The missiles were, it’s not as unique as the pilots. The pilots were each one of Elon’s own children. Invitro fertilized at different underground locations, these Children had never been above ground. The story they were told. Their parents were fortunate enough to be underground when Russia, China, and North Korea launched a full-scale nuclear holocaust on the United States. The White House was spared, Fort Knox was spared, and Hawaii was spared. The underground facilities were all these children knew. Their sole mission was to train for retaliation. Elon’s children believed the Russians had installed a communist in the Whitehouse. The children trained for years and were computer-guided with navigational cues LEO and back to earth to their designated nation's capitals. An all-out coordinated assault at each nation's capital, attempting to kill the leader of each nation around the world. The Whitehouse, Moscow, United Kingdom, France, China, North Korea, India, Japan, Australia, Iran, Isreal, Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain, Mexico, and Canada each aircraft to land and decimate each capital building. President Vance was in the Whitehouse when that assault came, secret service and the small Army atop the white were all killed immediately. While the saucers incurred no damage from the bullets or even the missiles that hit. Each saucer returned to low earth orbit and back to Austin. Elon sat in front of a green background as each nation's decimated capital appeared behind him on his live feed. He declared humanity had been attacked by an alien race. He showed the Monsters, claiming he had the technology to defeat them. A protoplasmic diffusing ray, with the cooperation of the world, he would use against the Aliens. The world needed to unify behind him. International boundaries or laws could not hamper his hunt. The full authority of every country to eliminate this alien threat. His children and personnel who ran the facilities were told the world was ready to accept Elon as a leader. An anti-radiation micro-organism had been developed in the lab to neutralize the fake radiation. They could soon go above ground. Only Elon was allowed above ground and only in what looked like a custom-made radiation suit. Starlink was the only communication allowed into the facility. Once above ground again, Elon addressed Congress and the Senate jointly. He demanded the Senate take a vote and declare him president. He would represent the United States and lead the world in the eradication of the Alien invaders with his specialized starships. It would take a substantial amount of plutonium and mercury to power each craft. He would personally collect the plutonium from each country. Donald Colt heard Elon’s demands as he spoke directly to the joint session in the halls of Congress. The Colts had tapped the congress video and audio feeds under a retrofit upgrade as the local union technicians hired to install the Starlink Upgrade into the Whitehouse and Congress. Donald Colt saw the feed from Elon Musk, and he knew what Musk’s plan was. He knew the video feeds would unravel Elon’s hoax. Donald flew to West Palm Beach Airport, rented a car, and drove to the electric company FPL. Donald drove into the unsecured gate, parked the rental vehicle near the trucks, checked the trucks for open doors, found a work order printer, took it, and left. Donald Called FPL and told them he needed to get the power turned off at Mar-A-Lago, Mrs. Trump had decided to sell the property. After 7 minutes, Donald checked and located the work order in the FPL system and printed it out. Donald drove around looking for the FPL trucks and found one. Donald followed the Technician until 11:45 AM, and the Electrician went into Denny’s restaurant. Donald parked four cars away. Waited as the electrician walked inside. Donald watched as he was escorted to his seat. Donald took his relay key fob out of his briefcase, lifted the passenger door handle, and read the code transmitted from the car door. Donald quickly programmed the blank Chevy key fob in his briefcase. Donald got in and drove the Electrician’s truck to Mar-A-Lago. At the gate, he was challenged and produced the disconnect work order. Donald drove up to the mansion and tried the door; it was locked. Donald found a heavy-duty screwdriver in the bins. Donald walked around the side, past the Electrical meter, located a side entrance, used his screwdriver to pry the door. Donald quickly searched through the first-floor rooms and went to the second floor. President Trump came out with a 38-caliber revolver. He said, “Oh, it’s you, Donald.” I was afraid it was the aliens. Donald Colt explained to the President the Colts took apart the video signal and proved that the Alien and the backdrop were green screen faked. The destruction of the Whitehouse and the other heads of state was real, not by any Aliens. It was by Elon Musk himself using a technology that Nikola Tesla had designed 80 years earlier but couldn’t fund plutonium to make it work. Donald told President Trump that VP Vance was killed in the Attack on the Whitehouse. Melania and Baron were safe at Trump Tower. The problem was how to catch Elon. But Donald had a plan. Elon had everything he wanted already leader of every nation around the world. What more could Elon want? Donald asked President Trump, “Did your Uncle John keep 22 trunks of Tesla’s papers when he examined the Tesla records at the New Yorker Hotel in 1943? President Trump quickly said, “That’s just a rumor!” Donald Colt said, “That’s too bad, Mr. President because the idea that there really was a craft with the power to open a wormhole to a distant galaxy would intrigue Elon. Mars is one thing, but another galaxy in his lifetime, Musk wouldn’t be able to resist. Donald said, “My Uncle John worked on that for 42 years and couldn’t solve it. Nor will Elon.” Donald said, “We just need to make Elon come in person to retrieve it. I’ll prove he was behind your planned assassination and the assassination of the other leaders. President Trump said, “Well, getting him to someplace is one thing. Getting him to admit that? Donald said, If your Uncle really had those missing Tesla trunks, we can bait him. President Trump said, “Do you remember when Heraldo opened Al Capone's hidden vault, and there was nothing in there? Donald said, “Of course; downfall of Heraldo’s career.” President Trump said,” I bought that building; that is where Tesla’s trunks are. People don’t search for anything in a place proved empty.” Donald nodded and said, “ I have an idea!” After a day of traveling and planning for them, Donald called Musk from President Trump’s phone. Elon said, ”Who is this?” How did you get this phone?” Donald said, “It’s Mr. Colt to you, Musk,” denoting superior position. Donald said, “I got this phone the same way I got 22 trunks of Tesla papers, I stole them.” I think each trunk is worth half a million dollars, you want them? Elon Musk said, “Tesla Trunks, full of worthless outdated technology, I don’t need them.” Donald said, “That’s okay, I’ll see if the Russians are interested in wormholes and gateways.” Elon said, “Wait,” Donald knew he had his fish on the hook. Elon agreed to meet at the old Lexington Hotel in Chicago. Donald wore a wire; every word was recorded. Donald met Elon on the first floor. Elon had his large bodyguard open his case and showed Donald Ten million dollars in 100-dollar bills. Donald said, “Follow me, Musk.” Knowing he still had the upper hand. For all his genius, Elon still didn’t know how to read people. They descended the stairs into the basement vault; the bodyguard had to crouch to fit in while Elon was still completely erect. When they got to the vault, Donald said, they’re all here, 22 of them. My nephew Jason hopes your people can close the wormhole he opened that let the Aliens in. Elon said, “He didn’t open a wormhole; those were not aliens. I sent those saucers. I needed to unify the world and end this useless fighting so I could concentrate on getting to Mars, you fool.” Thinking now he had the upper hand. Donald said, “But why tell me that, Musk?” Elon Musk was becoming infuriated at Donald’s impetuous attitude and said, “I’ve had all the shit I am going to take from you.” Took out his 32 Baretta and shot Donald three times in the chest as Donald stumbled backward into the darkened corner. Elon told his bodyguard to go up and get the other guys to help with the trunks. As he emerged with his head ducked down from the small staircase, President Trump's voice rang out, “Cuff him, boys.” Quietly, the officers walked down the small staircase with their flashlights pointing and sweeping across Elon Musk and the trunks until four officers were down there, and President Trump Shined the light on Donald Colt in the corner. He said, “Are you alright, Donald?” Elon Musk recognized the voice in a second; he said, “No, it can’t be. You're dead!” Donald Colt got up as the officers restrained and disarmed Elon and said, Yes sir, I’m fine, thanks to this bulletproof vest. Elon said, “But how? Donald said, “We brought down one of your Starlink satellites, Musk; your stuff isn’t secure. We know you called your son and told him the president would be most vulnerable at the 12th hole. We also know about your underground base in Austin, which has received 100 billion in supplies over a ten-year period. 40 FBI agents rode down the elevator while cameras showed a picture of 5 thousand pounds of food crates coming down. The only question is where we are going to keep you where you don’t have someone who will break you out. President Trump said, There is a little room in Ft. Knox. It is supposed to be guarding the gold. But there is no communication in or out you must get past six levels of security to get in. And the guards are authorized to shoot on sight. I hope you like to read Elon because you will have 22 trunks of material to read, and more than 10 years to read it.

Posted Mar 26, 2025
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